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Can You Keep a Secret?

By Sophie Kinsella

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| Hardcover | 9780385336819

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With the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism that have made her Shopaholic novels beloved international bestsellers, Sophie Kinsella delivers a hilarious new novel and an unforgettable new character. Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few Continue

With the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism that have made her Shopaholic novels beloved international bestsellers, Sophie Kinsella delivers a hilarious new novel and an unforgettable new character. Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets:

Secrets from her mother:
I lost my virginity in the spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur.
Sammy the goldfish in my parents’ kitchen is not the same goldfish that Mum gave me to look after when she and Dad were in Egypt.

Secrets from her boyfriend:
I weigh one hundred and twenty-eight pounds. Not one eighteen, like Connor thinks.
I’ve always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken.

From her colleagues:
When Artemis really annoys me, I feed her plant orange juice. (Which is pretty much every day.) It was me who jammed the copier that time. In fact, all the times.

Secrets she wouldn’t share with anyone in the world:
My G-string is hurting me.
I have no idea what NATO stands for. Or even what it is.

Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger.

But come Monday morning, Emma’s office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company’s elusive CEO. Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the stranger from
the plane, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Things couldn’t possibly get worse—Until they do.

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  • The Best Reviews: Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

    "Fans will enjoy this often amusing romp!" Emma Corrigan feels life as she has had a fabulous year though the Pollyanna young woman always sees the optimistic side of things. Still she has a right to feel great as she stays employed at Panther Cola f ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

  • CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?

    Believing she is about to perish in a plane wreck, Emma Corrigan babbles out her secrets, desires and idiosyncrasies to the handsome and reassuring man seated next to her. Having survived (Emma, with her own jangled mind, was doubtful of this), she s ... (read full critics)

    teenreads published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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  • 4 people find this helpful

    Better than the writer's best selling debut, Confessions of a Shopoholic, this book fulfils every girl's fantasies, making itself a perfect companion of a flight.

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    Leona said on Jun 6, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 2 people find this helpful

    I laughed a lot when reading this book.
    Emma is wayyyyyy too funny. Sophie is really a genius, she depicts the story so vividly that I can feel the embarrassing moments Emma faced in the story and screaming with Emma "omg omg omg " in my mind. The story is so hilarious, and Jack is so romantic. ... (continue)

    I laughed a lot when reading this book.
    Emma is wayyyyyy too funny. Sophie is really a genius, she depicts the story so vividly that I can feel the embarrassing moments Emma faced in the story and screaming with Emma "omg omg omg " in my mind. The story is so hilarious, and Jack is so romantic. Emma and Jack just clicked! They're perfect couple. I luv and enjoy this book so much!
    I think this one is the best of Sophie Kinsella

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    Ellie said on Nov 5, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    *** This comment contains spoilers! ***

    Idiotic, ridiculous and nonsense. I will rate it zero star if I can.

    The plot structure is as simple as someone meeting another one in an embarrassing ocassion, then meeting again afterwards and falling in love eventually. Kinsella is trying to attract readers by the contrast of Emma's and Jac ... (continue)

    Idiotic, ridiculous and nonsense. I will rate it zero star if I can.

    The plot structure is as simple as someone meeting another one in an embarrassing ocassion, then meeting again afterwards and falling in love eventually. Kinsella is trying to attract readers by the contrast of Emma's and Jack's social status. I would say it interesting 30 years ago, but now I only find it old-fashioned. The plot is too dramatic and even ridiculous.

    The first 20% of the story looks attractive but the latter 80% is disappointing when I find the characters are all single-dimensional like programmed robots. No climax at all. And I;m fed up with Emma's never-ending embarrassing events and her idiotic acts.

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    Purple Rain said on Jan 7, 2009 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • "Can you keep a secret?" is a fun, witty and enjoyable reading, but Sophie Kinsella has her style, which is much the same in every book she writes so if you'd pick up one and read it, you've just read the whole lot. Perfect for a summer reading.

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    Iri_83 said on Oct 27, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • Love Sophie Kinsella's style of writing. Feels as if the thoughts running through the main character's head is coming out of mind. So realistic yet unbelievable at the same time!

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    The Underdog said on Sep 22, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • "It's sweet when someone knows every detail of you not because you keep on reminding them but because they pay attention." This is a quote that [I think] can best describe this book to everyone. Well, it is quite true that we tend to feel special when someone pays attention to us in terms of our lik ... (continue)

    "It's sweet when someone knows every detail of you not because you keep on reminding them but because they pay attention." This is a quote that [I think] can best describe this book to everyone. Well, it is quite true that we tend to feel special when someone pays attention to us in terms of our likes and dislikes, what we do, what we feel, our secrets, etc. Anyway, I love how you can really feel those emotions and can relate to the characters, how you can really picture out the situations they are in. It was a great book that values trust and honesty, even sharing, above all in a relationship. It tells us what really matters. I also love the humor of the author and the craziness of the protagonist. I definitely recommend this books to everyone.

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    Arra said on Jan 5, 2011 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

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